11 months

I can't believe that in less than a month we will be celebrating this sweet boy's first birthday.

I had to give him something to hold so he would lay still enough to take a few.  Then he was off.

Perfect capture of Jackson's "rubber band wrist."

Some things about Jackson at 11 months,

• He's off.  He is still mostly army crawling, but he is fast.  I set him down, and suddenly he is in another room.
• I forgot how carefully you have to baby proof for a crawler.  He finds things on a just swept kitchen floor.  And having two 3 year old brothers leave things around doesn't make it easier.
• I know all his ticklish spots--the top of his legs and armpits are the best.
• He is at the stage where changing diapers or getting him dressed turns into a wrestling match.
• He is a sociable baby.  He is my little shopping buddy while the twins are in preschool, and wherever we go, people stop to talk to him, and he just flashes a big grin.
• Now that he holds his own bottle, I don't sit and feed him anymore, with two exceptions.  His first bottle of the day (which unfortunately is usually at about 5 followed by a few more hours of sleep) and the last.  I love that last feeding.  He is tired, and snuggly.  He reaches up and grabs my shirt or neck.  I especially love when he is really tired, and he covers his eyes with his arm.